The Application of the Taylor Spatial Frame for Deformity Correction at the Lower Extremity

Abstract

The Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) can be used for the treatment of bone infections, deformity correction, contracture correction or to reconstruction by segment transportation. The TSF is very solid and allows even a full weight bearing mobilization. The TSF consists at least of two partial or full rings connected by six telescopic struts. It allows simultaneous correction of deformities in all possible planes without frame modification only by adjusting the strut length. The accurate frame assembly is very important to achieve a stable frame construct and to reduce pin infections, pin loosening or wrong deformity correction. Therefore, good knowledge of the frame assembly is necessary to achieve treatment success. This video demonstrates and teaches the key knowledge of TSF assembly using an artificial bone with varus deformity.

Key words

Taylor Spatial Frame - bone deformity - axis correction - hexapod - surgical instruction TSF

Publication History

Article published online:
20 August 2020

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